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Too much of everything

Absolutely the worst movie.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

After thoroughly enjoying The Eye, I was looking forward to seeing The Eye 2, especially as this was also directed by the Pang Brothers, the two directors of the first film. Unfortunately, after viewing it, I was let down quite a bit and didn't enjoy it as much as the first, with this one being somewhat slower-paced and less creepy too.This isn't really a sequel to the first movie either as it doesn't have any of the characters from The Eye, and it has it's own separate storyline. I guess it can be classed more of a spin-off from the first.Also, this one had a completely different feel to it. The first movie WAS a supernatural horror, pure and simple, but this one, while still having the supernatural element to it, felt more like a sort of drama than a horror. It had more of an emotional attachment to it with the different aspects of the storyline. Not that that's a bad thing...as long as I am actually expecting a drama, but I was expecting a film that was similar to the first.As I said above as well, there are much less creepier moments in this film than what there was in the first, but some of the creepy scenes here are pretty well done. I'm not sure, but it's as if the Pang Brothers were trying to make a film that dealt more in delivering suspense rather than pure "scare the s**t out of you" as it was more subdued this time around. I'm not saying that The Eye didn't have any suspense in it because it did...and plenty of it, but here it seems to deal more in suspense and less in creepy.The story is a pretty interesting one as it deals with the Buddhist version of reincarnation and their belief on what happens to the spirits of the dead. As long as you keep an open mind and don't instantly think "ach, what a pile of nonsense" then you'll be fine (and that's coming from an atheist).As mentioned, The Eye 2 is nowhere near the same level as The Eye, but it's still a decent watch, especially if you enjoy Asian horrors/thrillers.

THE EYE is one of my favourite Asian horror movies: a sublime ghost train ride of a movie, packed full of spooky sequences (not to mention THAT famous lift scene). So, from the outset, THE EYE 2 has its work cut out to even be mentioned in the same territory, let alone equal that first film's success. Having just finished watching it, I can confirm that, while it's nowhere near the same level of quality as the first movie, it turns out to be a fairly decent horror film in its own right.The story follows on from the first film's but goes off on a tangent. This time around, the lead is a suicidal woman (played by THE TRANSPORTER's Shu Qi) whose attempt to kill herself leads to her being able to see ghostly spirits. Oh, and she's pregnant. The whole storyline is centred around the pregnancy and pregnant women in general, which makes for an intriguing slant on the first film's story. Of course, it's also an excuse for lots of creepy shots of ghosts just hanging around.The material definitely feels looser this time around. Danny & Oxide Pang paint their film in broader strokes, throwing in a couple of Hong Kong urban legends (the faceless woman and the voice at the bus stop) that make no sense in relation to the plot but which make good fright scenes anyway. Although an attempt to emulate the first film's lift scene is an unmitigated disaster (those underwater swimming-style effects shots made me chuckle if anything) a lot of the other scary moments are effective, particularly a moment involving a couple of ghosts at the bus stop.It's not a great movie, which is mainly down to the writing; the script dictates that the leading character is selfish and repellent for much of the running time, so there's a distinct lack of somebody to root for. Shu Qi acquits herself well in the fright stakes, but fails to elicit any sympathy for her character's plight. Watch out for a welcome cameo from HARD BOILED's Mad Dog, Philip Kwok, as a Buddhist master. Overall, as Asian horror films go, this is one of the better ones (and trust me, I've seen my fair share of ones that aren't).

Asia made some of the best horror films ever.But,now,there are clichés.I mean,the images and concepts which were original a few years ago,now,they are not original anymore and the formula feels very tired.The eye,from 2002,was not too original but Pang brothers(the directors)found the appropriate style and development to transform the clichés on a great,creepy and disturbing experience.Now,with The eye 2,the brothers try something similar but,here,they failed.The development this film has is slow and with nothing of originality.The horror scenes are totally predictable and totally weak with scenes of the female ghost with long hair trying to scare,when it makes laugh.The performances are another weak point from this film:Qi Shu,as the main character,and Jesdaporn Pholdee,as her ex-boyfriend,are too shallow and they cannot give ''life'' to their characters.The best performance this film has is Eugenia Yuan's as a ghost.Almost all the time she does not move but,on the very little scenes we see her ''alive'',her performance is more realistic than the entire cast.The ending is the best point of the movie and it puts on a different context every thing we saw during the ending.But the ending comes too late and after a very generic development.The eye 2 is pretty generic,boring and very far away from the original.

I decided to watch this movie after reading the synopsis, being pregnant myself. The movie was slow and somewhat difficult to get through, since Joey goes through so many depressing situations. The beginning is also a bit hokey. Joey takes some time to explain exactly what's going on. It's creepy though, in a good way. The ghosts are alternately disturbingly real or smudged. Joey's character is well-developed early on, but everyone else remains vague, which contributes to the overall feeling of the movie. The ending is great! The story ties everything together by the end, and leaves you with goosebumps. It's a movie that will stick with you.